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PSCF’s 2023 World Read Aloud Day Contest

What Is World Read Aloud Day ?

“World Read Aloud Day is celebrated on the first Wednesday in February and takes place on February 7 this year. This is a day dedicated not just to reading, but to the art and practice of reading aloud. Stories were passed down from generation to generation even before writing was invented. Oral forms of storytelling were the earliest way of preserving human knowledge, insight, and creativity. This day helps us bring this tradition back to reading while promoting literacy”. ~Scholastic Inc.

1st Prize Winner

The Bonilla Family of Philadelphia, PA.
prizes: 1 loaded book box & $30.00

2nd Prize Winner

The Barth Family of Wisconsin 

prize: 1 loaded book box & $20.00

Reading Aloud, It’s A Family Affair

The Benefits of Reading Aloud

“Reading aloud is something usually associated with children or unsophisticated readers, a remedial technique to be phased out as soon as people learn to read silently. But a growing body of research suggests that reading out loud may actually have significant cognitive benefits — even for experienced readers.”~Dylan Hendricks (2018)
“Reading aloud teaches children of all ages to associate reading with pleasure and provides them with a reading role model, all while developing their vocabulary and background knowledge. It also develops speaking, listening, and attention skills; and widens students’ views of the world.”~ Classroom Management (2015)

‘So parents and caregivers, let’s start reading! Here are 10 reasons to read aloud:

  1. Reading aloud leads children to discover the joy and power of reading.
  2. Kids want adults to read to them. 
  3. You can laugh together: The number one thing kids say they want when reading for fun is a “book that makes me laugh.”
  4. Reading aloud develops vocabulary.
  5. You spend quality time together 
  6. Reading aloud helps increase fluency.
  7. You can read aloud anywhere, any time.
  8. Reading aloud lets you practice using different voices.
  9. Everyone learns when reading aloud
  10. Reading aloud makes you smarter! ~Amy Mascott (2017)

PSCF‘s 3rd Summer Reading Cohort 

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